Alan Warren
Published by Hardie Grant Books (2002)
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Singapore 1942 : Britain's greatest defeat Alan Warren Published by Hardie Grant Books (2002) |
Book description
The surrender of Singapore on 15 February 1942 was the greatest and most humiliating defeat in British history. It was also the day Japan became a super force within Southeast Asia.
Based on new information that emerged in the 1990s, Singapore 1942 is a comprehensive account of the defeat in Malaya which sealed Singapore's fate. The weakness of the British Navy and a failure to take the Japanese seriously led to a string of defeats and, inevitably, the capture of more than 120,000 men, changing Britain's imperial destiny and the course of the Second World War.
About the Author
Alan Warren is a lecturer in history at Monash University. This book was published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the defeat. Warren is also the author of Wazirista, The faqir of Ipi and the Indian Army.
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